Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Our community got the name Mudaliar from the honorary title Mudali conferred upon top-ranking bureaucratic officials and army officers in medieval South India. It means a person of first rank and is a surname used by Tamil Vellalars and Sengunthars. CN Annadurai, the legendary DMK founder, was a Mudaliar. Popular actor Vikram also belongs to our community.

Prominent Mudhaliyars

Social leaders, activistsOKSR Kumaraswamy Mudaliar aka Tiruppur Kumaran (1904 � 1932) - A leader who died holding the Indian national flagThillaiaadi Valliammai - A South African Tamil woman who fought the apartheid regime along with Mahatma Gandhi